They Deserve Good Teaching, Too. Social justice in a classroom for students with autism.
Leanna Carollo, Rethinking Schools Spring 2015 Vol. 29 No.3
Key Points:
Leanna Carollo is a public school Special Edu. teaching in California and writing a reflection on her time working as an IA. She takes issue with Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) methods of instruction, and the inappropriate use of extrinsic motivation in particular. Carollo experiments with methods from “Relationship Development Intervention,” that focus on using the child's strengths and interests to make progress in objectives. Key to her approach is cultivating methods for student emotional expression.
Intended Audience:
Practicing Educators
Relevance:
Yet another article in favor of student voice as crucial to valuable instruction. I am eager to continue learning from my Spec. Ed. compatriots about the challenges they face from d
ata collection / other pressures that prevent this style of instruction and ways to make progress.
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